Poroshenko to propose defense minister, general staff's chief nominees for parliament's approval - Jul. 03, 2014

Poroshenko to propose defense minister, general staff’s chief nominees for parliament’s approval

Published July 3, 2014 at 9:37 am

This handout picture taken and released by the Ukrainian Presidential Press Service on June 24, 2014 shows Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko (L) speaking during a meeting of heads of power structures in Kiev, including Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk (3rd R), speaker of the Ukrainian parliament Oleksandr Turchynov (2nd R), Ukrainian National Security Council Andriy Parubiy (R) and acting Ukrainian Defence Minister Mykhailo Koval (4th R).

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When meeting with leaders of parliamentary groups and factions on Wednesday, July 2, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has announced his plans to nominate a new defense minister and chief of the General Staff, who are to be approved by parliament.

“The president has announced that he will propose Colonel-General Valeriy Heletei as a nominee to the position of the defense minister and Lieutenant General Viktor Muzhenko as a nominee to the position of the chief of the General Staff for the Verkhovna Rada’s approval,” the presidential press service reported.